“[She and her husband] were the first people we told we were pregnant,” Pardo told BuzzFeed News of her friend. “We FaceTimed them right away, I think two days after we found out, before we told anyone else. And her first thing was, ‘We’ll set up your maternity shoot.’”

The friend arranged for her brother-in-law, who is a professional photographer, to take the photos for the couple.